To Kill A Mockingbird in Popular Culture - Movies

Movies

• In Cameron Crowe's 2000 film Almost Famous, the young William Miller and his mother Elaine have just viewed the 1962 film and discuss it as they stroll along the street.
• The 2006 film Failure to Launch contains a subplot about killing a mockingbird. The book is specifically mentioned in the gun shop scene.
• In the 2002 film Mr. Deeds, Winona Ryder's character, Babe Bennett, alludes to Boo Radley in an attempt to lie about her past. When Babe goes into a building, she says hello to 'Mrs. Finch and her pet Atticus', a reference to Atticus Finch.
• In the film Vanilla Sky, the movie is on the screen in the background of the security room in David Aames', played by Tom Cruise, cell. Atticus Finch is also revealed to be the inspiration for Dr. Curtis McCabe, played by Kurt Russell.
• In the 2005 film Capote, Truman Capote is invited to the publication party for the novel.
• In the 2008 film All Roads Lead Home, the dog on the farm is named Atticus. The film also is a parody of the novel.
• In the 2011 film Bad Teacher, this novel is used as one of the learning materials in the English class.
• In the 2012 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, this novel is studied in the English class.
• In the 2013 film Beautiful Creatures (2013 film), the novel is studied in class. It is also frequently mentioned in the novel of the film Beautiful Creatures (novel), often referring to Macon Ravenwood as Boo Radley